Poets are the only people to whom love is not only a crucial, but an indispensable experience, which entitles them to mistake it for a universal one.

Quote by Hannah Arendt

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The point, as Marx saw it, is that dreams never come true.

The point, as Marx saw it, is that dreams never come true.

Poets are the only people to whom love is not only a crucial, but an...

Poets are the only people to whom love is not only a crucial, but an...

The earth is the very quintessence of the human condition.

The earth is the very quintessence of the human condition.

It is in the very nature of things human that every act that has once...

It is in the very nature of things human that every act that has once...

Under conditions of tyranny it is far easier to act than to think.

Under conditions of tyranny it is far easier to act than to think.

The sad truth is that most evil is done by people who never make up...

The sad truth is that most evil is done by people who never make up...

Where all are guilty, no one is; confessions of collective guilt are the best possible...

Where all are guilty, no one is; confessions of collective guilt are the best possible...

We have almost succeeded in leveling all human activities to the common denominator of securing...

We have almost succeeded in leveling all human activities to the common denominator of securing...

Dedicate yourself to the good you deserve and desire for yourself. Give yourself peace of...

Dedicate yourself to the good you deserve and desire for yourself. Give yourself peace of...

These are the fifties, you know. The disgusting, posturing fifties.

These are the fifties, you know. The disgusting, posturing fifties.

Promises are the uniquely human way of ordering the future, making it predictable and reliable...

Promises are the uniquely human way of ordering the future, making it predictable and reliable...

By its very nature the beautiful is isolated from everything else. From beauty no road...

By its very nature the beautiful is isolated from everything else. From beauty no road...

The ceaseless, senseless demand for original scholarship in a number of fields, where only erudition...

The ceaseless, senseless demand for original scholarship in a number of fields, where only erudition...

War has become a luxury that only small nations can afford.

War has become a luxury that only small nations can afford.

To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of...

To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of...

Only crime and the criminal, it is true, confront us with the perplexity of radical...

Only crime and the criminal, it is true, confront us with the perplexity of radical...

Love, in distinction from friendship, is killed, or rather extinguished, the moment it is displayed...

Love, in distinction from friendship, is killed, or rather extinguished, the moment it is displayed...

If you want to win friends, make it a point to remember them. If you...

If you want to win friends, make it a point to remember them. If you...

Those that are a friend to themselves are sure to be a friend to all.

Those that are a friend to themselves are sure to be a friend to all.

If we listened to our intellect, we'd never have a love affair. We'd never have...

If we listened to our intellect, we'd never have a love affair. We'd never have...

Everyone hears what you say, Friends listen to what you say, Best friends listen to...

Everyone hears what you say, Friends listen to what you say, Best friends listen to...